Dr. Peter Swart, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Dr. Peter Swart, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science

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In a study published in the January 2012 issue of Geology, Swart suggests that the large changes in the carbon isotopic composition of carbonates which occurred prior to the major climatic event more than 500 million years ago, known as "Snowball Earth," are unrelated to worldwide glacial events.

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